Gezicht op Posilippo
Giorgio Sommer
c. 1860 - c. 1890
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
195; 251
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Gift of the heirs of C.J.J.G. Vosmaer, Leiden
About the Artist
Giorgio Sommer · 1834–1914
Giorgio Sommer, born Georg Sommer on September 2, 1834, in Frankfurt am Main within the German Confederation, emerged as one of 19th-century Europe's most prolific photographers. After studying business in his hometown, where his family fortune was reportedly lost to his father's gambling, Sommer apprenticed as a photographer before launching his professional career in Switzerland, producing relie...